# Accident 19830612036989A: Piper J3C65, Arglye, NY, June 12, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 1983, 19:25 local time
- Place: Arglye, NY
- Airport: Argyle
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2303° N, 73.4901° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2303&lon=-73.4901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N19AN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N19AN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- Reported engine: CONT A65*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 82 total, 18 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC83LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA163) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830612036989A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT STARTED ENGINE BY HAND PROPPING. PASSENGER AT CONTROLS UNABLE TO STOP AIRCRAFT. RAN OVER AN EMBANKMENT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC83LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA163), Jun 12, 1983: Piper J3C-65 (N19AN), Argyle, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N19AN (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19841125063049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841125063049A), Nov 25, 1984: Piper J3C65 (N19AN), Castleton, VT, Destroyed. Stalled in a climbing turn after departing a farm field. Near vertical ground impact.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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